Roy Hu's Asian Art 竹溪小隱
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1900 item #1057643 (stock #lot840)
Hu's Collection
$800.00
Description:

A Ge-typed celadon Tianqioping was in decent look.
When well crackled wires were spread on the surface in a beautiful image, the bottle was stand on circular foot ring which in shallow wall.
It was in good size and was preserved in very good condition.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century.

Height: 23.3cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1800 item #1068272 (stock #lot864)
Hu's Collection
Price on Request
Description:

A wood water basin was nicely carved in shape of a lotus leaf with a lotus pond.
It was preserved in very good condition by nice brownish patina.
Some of the seeds in the lotus pond were still movable when some were sticked but nothing is missing.
It was a charming and very rare piece by this type.
Most of the old wood pieces were made as brush pots in relief carving...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pottery : Pre 1492 item #1069685 (stock #lot865)
Hu's Collection
SOLD
Description:

A Changsha ewer was applied on the surface with low-relief grapevine motifs and highlighted with brown glaze.
It was a precious piece by preserving the intact condition.

Date: Tang Dynasty (618-907)

It was from an old collection and was published in the collection book: Chinese Ceramics From Jin to Yuan Dynasties, 300-1400.

It was also in the April edition, 2011 of a famous Chinese magazine, Art and Collection...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Ivory : Pre 1837 VR item #1080185 (stock #lot894)
Hu's Collection
SOLD
Description:

An ivory tray was carved decently with plum branches, leaves, flowers and insects.
By excellent workmanship, the delicate piece was believed originated from high ranking society or even palace's collection of early Qing periods.

Date: Early Qing periods, 17th/18th century.

Width: 18.2cm.

Condition: Very good except some fading of the pigment and minute chips on the rim.
There're no cracks and restorations...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1900 item #1081100 (stock #lot895)
Hu's Collection
SOLD
Description:

A wood deer in crouching posture was well carved by excellent workmanship.
Well preserved in perfect condition, the wood deer was kept in nice patina. Two drilling holes found underside were supposed being used to fasten a stand.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century.

Length: 7.8cm.

A SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1492 item #1081806 (stock #lot896)
Hu's Collection
$1000.00
Description:

A Longquan bowl was mold in decent Bo(elm bowl) shape.
It was applied on the surface with celadon bean-green glaze and was uniquely carved with willow leaves (Liutiao) patterns for decoration.
The darken firing tint was yielded at the bottom from where the body clay was revealed.
Foggy-look condition was observed in the glaze.

A Yaozhou bowl in the documentation was in the same willow leaves patterns.

Date: Yuan Dynasty, 13th century...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1085917 (stock #lot901)
Hu's Collection
$1200.00
Description:

A Longquan Li-type censer was in golden-greenish glaze.
Well mold in good profile, the censer was supported by three slender feet.
It was preserved nicely except one portion of glazing imperfection was found on the side.
Foggy and introspective sheen was yielded on the surface due to long time of age.

Date: S. Song/Yuan periods, 12th/13th century.

Body Width: 9cm, Height: 7.6cm.

A SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1910 item #1100312 (stock #lot921)
Hu's Collection
$450.00
Description:

A soapstone carving was nicely rendered to depict the grapes and vines.
Nice Qingtien stone in yellowish green tint was finished as a display item on the desk when the back side was flat and plain.

Date: 1910-1930.

Width: 16.5cm. Condition: Some defects to the rims, but not noticeable.
The hue was a bit light than in the pictures.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1101989 (stock #lot924)
Hu's Collection
SOLD
Description:

A white-glazed water coupe was well mold in nice shape and was nicely decorated on the surface with carved lotus petals patterns.
In creamy white tint, the surface was spread with characteristic darken glaze drops which the Din wares would own.
On the mouth rim, it was unglazed.the body clay was revealed with incursioned burial earth...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1837 VR item #1102389 (stock #lot925)
Hu's Collection
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Description:

A Lapis Lazuli Carving was exquisitely done by master craftsmanship.
Depicting a mountain view with pine trees and pagoda when old man riding a deer up to the winding road, it was a picture the scholars would always be dreamed of.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 18th Century.

Width without wood stand: 9.3cm.
The wood stand is newly made.

A SIMILAR PIECE WAS IN THE NAGEL AUCTION, 2009...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1900 item #1107889 (stock #lot929)
Hu's Collection
$500.00
Description:

A silver washer was nicely in floral shape and was decorated on the side with motifs of bamboo troves.
The beautiful pattern was well rendered by excellant chiselling and engraving workmanship.
Nice and darken patina was yielded when some old restorations were found in portions.

Date: Qing Dynasty, 19th century.

Width: 9.7cm, Height: 4.4cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Scholar Art : Pre 1492 item #1108171 (stock #lot930)
Hu's Collection
$600.00
Description:

A bronze boy was well cast in solid way.
In lying posture, the boy was half-naked revealing his hips and penis.
It was believed from the unknown custom of the Sa-Man people of north-eastern China.
Nice and warm patina was kept when sandy-feel surface was left due to long time of age.
Adhesives were preserved in the crevices.
It can be a nice brush-rest by the lying shape.

Date: 10th-12th centuries, Liao/Jing periods.

Length: 4.9cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Hardstones : Pre 1492 item #1114262 (stock #lot939)
Hu's Collection
Sold
Description:

A Houtien jade rabbit was well rendered in simple form.
In characteristics of early periods, the jade pebble was in greasy feel and was suffused with brownish incursions in portions.
Stone crackles were also resulted due to age.
An original drilling hole was in the middle of the body on the side.
It was used for hanging.
On one side beside the hole, there was a shallow drilling scar left for unknown reason...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Metalwork : Pre 1700 item #1114728 (stock #lot940)
Hu's Collection
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Description:

A bronze figure was finely cast in good size and was depicted by great craftsmanship.
Nice patina was preserved on the surface when accumulations were found within the pleats.
It was heavily cast in hefty weight.

Date: Ming Dynasty, 15th/16th century.

Height: 28cm.
Weight:1292 grams.

A CUSTOM-MADE SILK BOX IS INCLUDED.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Pre 1837 VR item #1117008 (stock #lot943)
Hu's Collection
$800.00
Description:

A metal alloyed Monk figure was heavily cast.
By well carved flouring lines on the robe, the deity was in serene mood in meditation posture.
It was preserved in very good condition with darken patina, rust surface.

A similar porcelain Ding piece of Song Dynasty can be a counterpart in the last picture.

Date: Song/Yuan periods, 12th/13th Centuries.

Height: 6.5cm, width:6cm.
Weight: 348grams.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Sculpture : Pre 1492 item #1120166 (stock #lot952)
Hu's Collection
$1800.00
Description:

An ancient stone beast was in nice mood.
In twisted body posture, the beast or dragon with bulging eyes, wide mouth and extruding fangs was supposed a peaceful animal by the pattern on his back, a swirling TaiChi cloud.
The sculpture was well preserved except the abrasions down under due to age.

Date: Song/Yuan Periods, 12th/13th Century.

Height: 25cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Porcelain : Pre 1492 item #1125832 (stock #lot957)
Hu's Collection
SOLD
Description:

A Yaozhou covered jar was in fantastic look.
It was well carved with floral motifs on the surface.
In characteristically yellowish green tint of the glaze, the ware was revealed with the also characteristic beige body clay.
Obvious incursions were happened to the glaze in foggy look.
One manufacturing defect was found at the foot ring...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Chinese : Hardstones : Pre 1700 item #1129602 (stock #lot963)
Hu's Collection
$1200.00
Description:

A Houtien jade pendent was in flat cicada shape.
With original drilling holes at the tip for hanging, the jade piece was covered with unique black stone crust comparing to milky white tint of the pebble.
It was preserved in very good condition with one minute restoration to the lower right rim and some frets in a limited way.
They were caused from old age.

Date: Ming Dynasty, 15th/16th century.

Length:5cm, Width: 2.7cm.